Fire displaces family in Denton

Smoke alarms are being credited with saving a family after a Saturday morning house fire in Denton.

Firefighters were dispatched to a fire at a residence at 359 S. Jones St. at 8:02 a.m., said Chief Raeford Dorsett of the Denton Volunteer Fire Department.

Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke showing and flames coming out of the right side of the house through the windows, the chief said. Firefighters, while in an offensive mode, went in through the front of the house and put the fire out, Dorsett said.

The chief said the two-story house “was pretty much a total loss.” Dorsett reported extensive smoke, water and fire damage throughout the house.

A man, who Dorsett identified as the husband, put wood in a stove to the heat the house about 6 a.m. Two hours later, smoke alarms went off, and the man went to check on the stove. Dorsett said the man saw flames coming from the stove area, at which time the man got his family, which includes children, out of the house.

Dorsett was unsure how many children live in the home. He said the Greater High Point-Davidson Chapter of the American Red Cross is assisting the family.

Two representatives from the Davidson County Fire Marshal’s Office responded to the fire and determined it originated somewhere in the wood stove and chimney area, Dorsett said, adding that as of Saturday afternoon the fire was being ruled accidental.

Dorsett said the man was in the process of buying the house or had bought it. The fire chief was unsure if the home had insurance on it. Dorsett said the family lost everything.

No injuries were reported.

In addition to the Denton Volunteer Fire Department and fire marshal’s office, the South Davidson, Healing Springs and Silver Valley volunteer fire departments, as well as Mobile Air One of the Linwood Volunteer Fire Department, responded.

The names of those who lived at the home were not available with the Denton Volunteer Fire Department.

Darrick Ignasiak can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 217, or darrick.ignasiak@the-dispatch.com.

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